Archaeology Exam 1
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Updated 2026
ArchaeologyBisBoftenBtiedBupBinBpoliticalBandBsocialBissuesBthatBcanBbiasBconclusions
BandBaffectBarchaeologists'BabilityBtoBundertakeBsoundBresearch,BasBevidencedBbyBthe
BcontroversyBoverBtheBsiteBofBGreatBZimbabweB-BAnswerBTrue
InBtheBearlyB19thBcentury,BarchaeologyBfocusedBonBtheBpreciseBcollectionBofBdataBthr
oughBcontrolledBexcavations.B-BAnswerBFalse
TheBantiquityBofBhumansBwasBdeterminedBbyBtheBdiscoveryBofBstoneBtools,BsuchBasB
handaxes,BinBassociationBwithBtheBbonesBofBextinctBanimalsBinBFrance.B-
BAnswerBTrue
SayingBarchaeologistsB"thinkBfromBthings"BmeansBtheyBcontributeBtoBanthropologyBthr
oughBtheBsystematicBrecovery,BanalysisBandBinterpretationBofBancientBmaterialBremain
sB-BAnswerBTrue
It'sBnotBwhatByouBfindBthatBisBimportant,BbutBratherBwhatByouBfindBout.B-
BAnswerBTrue
WhyBwasBGertrudeBCaton-
Thompson'sBconclusionBaboutBtheBoriginsBofBtheBarchaeologicalBsiteBofBGreatBZimbab
weBupsettingBtoBmanyBEuropeans?B-
BAnswerBItBarguedBthatBGreatBZimbabweBwasBofBAfricanBOrigin,BandBthereforeBunsup
portiveBofBcolonialBruleBofBsouthernBAfrica
AsBaBprimaryBarchitectBofBprocessualBarchaeology,BLewisBBinfordBarguedBthatBAmerica
nBarchaeologyBasBaBdisciplineBshouldBmoreBcloselyBalignBitselfBwithBtheBpracticesBand
BtheoryBof:B-BAnswerBscience.
, WhatBwasB"theBrapeBofBtheBNile"?B-
BAnswerBTheBpilferingBofBvaluableBEgyptianBartifactsBbyBEuropeanBcountries.
WhyBdidBreligiousBdogmaBnotBallowBforBancientBhumanBantiquityBasBproposedBbyBJac
quesBBoucherBdeBCrevecoeurBdeBPerthes?B-
BAnswerBTheBchurchBwasBconvincedBthatBtheBearthBwasBcreatedBinB4004BBC.
H.BMarieBWormington'sBbook,BAncientBManBinBNorthBAmericaBwasBnotBonlyBimporta
ntBbecauseBitBwasBwrittenBforBtheBgeneralBpublic,BbutBalsoBfor:B-
BAnswerBIllustratingBtheBgrowingBmaturityBinBtheBfieldBofBarchaeologyBoverBtimeBthr
oughBitsBfourBeditions
AlfredBVincentBKidderBisBbestBknownBforBfoundingBwhichBfundamentalBarchaeologicalB
technique?B-BAnswerBStratigraphicBexcavation
TheBfirstBprofessionalBarchaeologist,BJensBJacobBAsmussenBWorsaaeBisBrememberedBfo
r:B-BAnswerBtheBideaBthatBanBartifact'sBcontextBisBimportantBtoBitsBinterpretation.
TheBfirstBarchaeologistBtoBexcavateBaBvillageBsiteBinBEgyptBandBdisplayBanBinterestBin
BtheBeverydayBlifeBofBancientBpeoplesB(asBopposedBtoBrecoveringBtreasuresBfromBtom
bs)Bwas:B-BAnswerBGertrudeBCaton-Thompson
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBmajorBdifferenceBbetweenBCRMB(CulturalBResourceBMa
nagement)BarchaeologistsBandBUniversity-basedBarchaeologists?B-
BAnswerBUniversityBbasedBarchaeologistsBareBprimarilyBresponsibleBforBconductingBori
ginalBresearchBandBteachingBwhileBCRMBarchaeologistsBareBprimarilyBresponsibleBforB
makingBsureBcompaniesBadhereBtoBFederalBandBotherBlaws,Bregulations,BandBstatutes.
Low-
levelBarchaeologicalBtheory,BwhichBfocusesBonBobservationsBaboutBartifactsBandBtheirB
contexts,BisBaBsimple,BunimportantBpartBofBtheBprocessBofBarchaeologicalBanalysisB-
BAnswerBFalse
Answers and Answers
Updated 2026
ArchaeologyBisBoftenBtiedBupBinBpoliticalBandBsocialBissuesBthatBcanBbiasBconclusions
BandBaffectBarchaeologists'BabilityBtoBundertakeBsoundBresearch,BasBevidencedBbyBthe
BcontroversyBoverBtheBsiteBofBGreatBZimbabweB-BAnswerBTrue
InBtheBearlyB19thBcentury,BarchaeologyBfocusedBonBtheBpreciseBcollectionBofBdataBthr
oughBcontrolledBexcavations.B-BAnswerBFalse
TheBantiquityBofBhumansBwasBdeterminedBbyBtheBdiscoveryBofBstoneBtools,BsuchBasB
handaxes,BinBassociationBwithBtheBbonesBofBextinctBanimalsBinBFrance.B-
BAnswerBTrue
SayingBarchaeologistsB"thinkBfromBthings"BmeansBtheyBcontributeBtoBanthropologyBthr
oughBtheBsystematicBrecovery,BanalysisBandBinterpretationBofBancientBmaterialBremain
sB-BAnswerBTrue
It'sBnotBwhatByouBfindBthatBisBimportant,BbutBratherBwhatByouBfindBout.B-
BAnswerBTrue
WhyBwasBGertrudeBCaton-
Thompson'sBconclusionBaboutBtheBoriginsBofBtheBarchaeologicalBsiteBofBGreatBZimbab
weBupsettingBtoBmanyBEuropeans?B-
BAnswerBItBarguedBthatBGreatBZimbabweBwasBofBAfricanBOrigin,BandBthereforeBunsup
portiveBofBcolonialBruleBofBsouthernBAfrica
AsBaBprimaryBarchitectBofBprocessualBarchaeology,BLewisBBinfordBarguedBthatBAmerica
nBarchaeologyBasBaBdisciplineBshouldBmoreBcloselyBalignBitselfBwithBtheBpracticesBand
BtheoryBof:B-BAnswerBscience.
, WhatBwasB"theBrapeBofBtheBNile"?B-
BAnswerBTheBpilferingBofBvaluableBEgyptianBartifactsBbyBEuropeanBcountries.
WhyBdidBreligiousBdogmaBnotBallowBforBancientBhumanBantiquityBasBproposedBbyBJac
quesBBoucherBdeBCrevecoeurBdeBPerthes?B-
BAnswerBTheBchurchBwasBconvincedBthatBtheBearthBwasBcreatedBinB4004BBC.
H.BMarieBWormington'sBbook,BAncientBManBinBNorthBAmericaBwasBnotBonlyBimporta
ntBbecauseBitBwasBwrittenBforBtheBgeneralBpublic,BbutBalsoBfor:B-
BAnswerBIllustratingBtheBgrowingBmaturityBinBtheBfieldBofBarchaeologyBoverBtimeBthr
oughBitsBfourBeditions
AlfredBVincentBKidderBisBbestBknownBforBfoundingBwhichBfundamentalBarchaeologicalB
technique?B-BAnswerBStratigraphicBexcavation
TheBfirstBprofessionalBarchaeologist,BJensBJacobBAsmussenBWorsaaeBisBrememberedBfo
r:B-BAnswerBtheBideaBthatBanBartifact'sBcontextBisBimportantBtoBitsBinterpretation.
TheBfirstBarchaeologistBtoBexcavateBaBvillageBsiteBinBEgyptBandBdisplayBanBinterestBin
BtheBeverydayBlifeBofBancientBpeoplesB(asBopposedBtoBrecoveringBtreasuresBfromBtom
bs)Bwas:B-BAnswerBGertrudeBCaton-Thompson
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBmajorBdifferenceBbetweenBCRMB(CulturalBResourceBMa
nagement)BarchaeologistsBandBUniversity-basedBarchaeologists?B-
BAnswerBUniversityBbasedBarchaeologistsBareBprimarilyBresponsibleBforBconductingBori
ginalBresearchBandBteachingBwhileBCRMBarchaeologistsBareBprimarilyBresponsibleBforB
makingBsureBcompaniesBadhereBtoBFederalBandBotherBlaws,Bregulations,BandBstatutes.
Low-
levelBarchaeologicalBtheory,BwhichBfocusesBonBobservationsBaboutBartifactsBandBtheirB
contexts,BisBaBsimple,BunimportantBpartBofBtheBprocessBofBarchaeologicalBanalysisB-
BAnswerBFalse